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Definition of Cut back

1. Verb. Return in time. "The film cut back to an earlier event in the story"

2. Verb. Cut down on; make a reduction in. "They will cut back the duet"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

3. Verb. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of. "They cut back the trees"; "Dress the plants in the garden"

4. Verb. Place restrictions on. "Curtail drinking in school"

Definition of Cut back

1. Verb. (transitive and intransitive with '''on''') To reduce the amount of (something). ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive with '''on''') To reduce spending. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive with '''on''') To reduce consumption. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cut Back

cut-throat razors cut-up cut a caper cut a dash cut a rug cut a swath cut a swathe cut a wide swath cut a wide swathe cut across

cut and cover cut and dried cut and paste cut and run cut away cut back (current term) cut bait cut both ways cut capers cut corners

cut down cut fastball cut from the same cloth cut in cut into cut it cut it close cut it fine

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